Brewers pull controversial move with Jacob Misiorowski

Fans who showed up for a Jacob Misiorowski-Logan Gilbert duel on Tuesday ending up feeling a bit disappointed.

The Milwaukee Brewers rookie pitching phenom Misiorowski was dealing during his start on Tuesday against Gilbert and the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Wash. Misiorowski racked up seven strikeouts by the fourth inning and was shutting the Mariners out when [checks notes] the Brewers decided to pull him from the contest in the middle of the frame after 3.2 total innings pitched.

Misiorowski, who was on a very modest pitch count of 64 at the time, had to sit and watch the rest of the game as Milwaukee’s bullpen finished things out. A solo home run by Mariners star catcher Cal Raleigh during the seventh inning off Brewers reliever Nick Mears ended up being the difference maker as Seattle defeated Milwaukee by a 1-0 final score. Meanwhile, the Mariners All-Star pitcher Gilbert lasted 6.1 innings and struck out 10 to earn the win.

Fans immediately questioned why Misiorowski was pulled from a start where he looked to be in tip-top shape (and which also marked his first start since July 8, not counting the one inning that Misiorowski threw in relief during last week’s MLB All-Star Game). Plenty pointed out how Misiorowski had been on fire throughout the game velocity-wise as well.